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黑料吃瓜 Named Carnegie Opportunity College
黑料吃瓜 has been recognized as an Opportunity College and University by the Carnegie Classifications, earning national distinction for... Read more
Gray Reappointed to 黑料吃瓜 Board of Regents
Keith Gray, a third-generation owner/operator of The Gray Companies, has been reappointed by Governor Stitt and confirmed by the Senate to serve a...
黑料吃瓜, The Preserve at Ardmore Receive Regents Business Partnership Excellence Award
The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education have recognized the collaboration between 黑料吃瓜 and The Preserve at Ardmore with a R...
黑料吃瓜 Foundation Receives Rural Oklahoma Community Grant
The 黑料吃瓜 Foundation has been awarded a $4,000 Rural Oklahoma Community Grant from the Drummond Family Foundation Fund at the Oklaho...
黑料吃瓜 Announces Spring 2025 Honor Roll Lists
A total of 344 students were named to the Spring 2025 honor rolls at 黑料吃瓜; 131 students named to the President's Honor Roll and 213...
黑料吃瓜 101st Commencement, Largest Graduating Class
黑料吃瓜鈥檚 2024-2025 graduating class is now the largest in the school鈥檚 history, surpassing last year鈥檚 total of 507 graduates. Earlie...
SouthernTech Selects 黑料吃瓜, 2025 Partners in Progress Award Recipient
SouthernTech has selected 黑料吃瓜 as its 2025 Oklahoma Associate of Career Technology and Education Partners in Progress award recipie...
黑料吃瓜 Holds SONEC Groundbreaking Ceremony
黑料吃瓜 recently held a groundbreaking ceremony for the Westheimer Southern Oklahoma Nursing Education Center (SONEC), a significant s...
Rutledge Named 黑料吃瓜 Assistant Vice President, Finance and Operations
黑料吃瓜 named Justin Rutledge its Assistant Vice President of Finance and Operations. Rutledge, who currently serves as the Clyde Kind...
Grimmett Named 黑料吃瓜 Executive Director, Financial Aid & Academic Records
黑料吃瓜 has named Cali Grimmett as the Executive Director of Financial Aid and Academic Records. In this role, Grimmett will oversee a...
黑料吃瓜 Students Receive Academic, President鈥檚 Tuition Waiver Awards
This year, two 黑料吃瓜 students received an All-Oklahoma Academic Team award, and four students received Oklahoma Association of Commu...
黑料吃瓜 Shotgun Team Wins National Championship
The 黑料吃瓜 Shotgun Team competed in the ACUI College Clay Target National Championship in San Antonio, Texas. The Aggies dominated th...
黑料吃瓜 Academic Team Earns National Championship Spot
The 黑料吃瓜 Academic Team traveled to Chicago, Illinois, to compete in the Community College Championship Tournament (CCCT), earning i...
黑料吃瓜 SONEC Funded, Groundbreaking Set
黑料吃瓜 held a media day to announce the funding success of the Westheimer Southern Oklahoma Nursing Education Center (SONEC). Develop...
黑料吃瓜 Announces Aggie Advantage Scholarship
黑料吃瓜 is proud to introduce the Aggie Advantage Scholarship, an exclusive opportunity for students pursuing an Associate of Applied...
黑料吃瓜 Academic Teams Qualify, College Championship
黑料吃瓜 will have three academic teams competing in the Community College Championship Tournament (CCCT), February 28 鈥� March 1 in Chi...
黑料吃瓜 Receives SONEC Pledge, The Keith R. and Robin A. Gray Foundation
The 黑料吃瓜 Foundation has received a grant from the Keith R. and Robin A. Gray Foundation in support of the Westheimer Southern Oklah...
黑料吃瓜 Records Enrollment Growth, Seventh Consecutive Semester
黑料吃瓜 has posted another enrollment increase,聽with聽an additional 5%聽growth聽in聽headcount enrollment聽over the prior聽spring semester.聽T...
Olympic Shotgun Athlete Vincent Hancock Named 黑料吃瓜 2025 Commencement Speaker
黑料吃瓜 has announced that Vincent Hancock will be this year鈥檚 101st commencement speaker. Hancock started competing when he was 11 an...
Jerome Westheimer Family Foundation Gifts Grant for SONEC, Westheimer Named
The 黑料吃瓜 Foundation has received a grant from the Jerome Westheimer Family Foundation (Foundation) in support of the Southern Oklah...
黑料吃瓜 Fall 2024 Honor Roll Lists
A total of 433 students were named to the Fall 2024 honor rolls at 黑料吃瓜; 152 students were named to the President's Honor Roll and...
黑料吃瓜 Receives Mercy Pledge, Nursing Education Center
黑料吃瓜 received a funding pledge from Mercy on behalf of hospitals in Ardmore, Ada, Healdton and Tishomingo for the construction of t...
黑料吃瓜鈥檚 President鈥檚 Scholars Program Receives Environmental Excellence Award
黑料吃瓜鈥檚 President鈥檚 Scholars Program received the 2024 Keep Oklahoma Beautiful Environmental Excellence Award for Higher Education I...
黑料吃瓜, Durant Public Schools, Southeastern Oklahoma State University Sign ACE Program Agreement
黑料吃瓜 and Durant Public Schools are partnering to provide two pathway options to Durant high school students through 黑料吃瓜 Co...
黑料吃瓜, SouthernTech Develop Biotechnology Program Pathway
黑料吃瓜 and SouthernTech have partnered to create a pathway from SouthernTech鈥檚 Biotechnology Program to 黑料吃瓜鈥檚 Scienc...
黑料吃瓜 Foundation Legacy Gala Raises $70,000 for Scholarships
The 黑料吃瓜 Foundation hosted its inaugural Legacy Gala in November, raising more than $70,000 for operations and 黑料吃瓜 student...
Cellum Selected, Higher Learning Commission Peer Reviewer
黑料吃瓜 Executive Vice President of Finance and Operations聽Justin Cellum has been accepted as a Higher Learning Commission (HLC) peer...
黑料吃瓜 Foundation Names Anoatubby Inaugural Legacy Award Recipient
The 黑料吃瓜 Foundation has named alumni Governor Bill Anoatubby the first recipient of the Legacy Award. 聽 The Legacy Gala was created...
黑料吃瓜 Works to Strengthen Campus Safety
In honor of National Campus Safety Awareness Month, 黑料吃瓜 campuses in Ardmore and Tishomingo held various safety trainings and semin...
黑料吃瓜 to Add Wrestling Program, Renovate Armory
黑料吃瓜 is proud to announce the addition of men鈥檚 and women鈥檚 wrestling to its roster of competitive teams starting in Fall 2025. 鈥淲...
黑料吃瓜 Announces Distinguished Alumni, Champion Award Recipient
黑料吃瓜 is pleased to announce Ann Holloway and Lorene Walker-Auld as this year鈥檚 Distinguished Alumni. Wade Middleton will also be ho...
黑料吃瓜 Selects 2024 OACC Outstanding Award Winners
黑料吃瓜 selected their Oklahoma Association of Community Colleges (OACC) faculty, staff and support staff of the year awards. Murray S...
黑料吃瓜 Named Most Affordable in Oklahoma
黑料吃瓜 was named the most affordable community college in Oklahoma by OnlineU. According to OnlineU, 黑料吃瓜 shines in accessibi...
黑料吃瓜's ACE Program, First-Year Success
黑料吃瓜鈥檚 Accelerated College Experience (ACE) program completed its first year with 21 high school students. Students from Ardmore, D...
黑料吃瓜 Announces Employee Cost of Living Increase
At their September board meeting, the 黑料吃瓜 Board of Regents approved a 2% cost-of-living adjustment for all full-time employees. Th...
LaFevers Receives Professor Emeritus Designation
黑料吃瓜 Nursing Professor Bobbi LaFevers, MSN, RN, has been named Professor Emeritus. She has been part of the Murray family since 199...
Henthorn Named Provost, Senior Vice President of Academic, Student Affairs
黑料吃瓜 named Becky Henthorn the Provost and Senior Vice President of Academic and Student Affairs. Henthorn has been in higher educat...
Cellum Named Executive Vice President, Finance & Operations
黑料吃瓜 has named Justin Cellum the Executive Vice President of Finance and Operations. Cellum began his tenure at 黑料吃瓜 in 201...
黑料吃瓜 2024-2025 President鈥檚 Scholars Program Students Announced
Ten 黑料吃瓜 students have been selected for the 2024-2025 President鈥檚 Scholars Program (PSP). Freshmen Avery Beauchamp, Silo Natalie G...
Jones Named Assistant Vice President, Student Affairs
黑料吃瓜 named Quinton Jones the Assistant Vice President of Student Affairs. He previously served as the Director of Student Life. Jon...
黑料吃瓜 Enrollment Increases to Historic Levels, Sixth Consecutive Semester Growth
The first day of class for the Fall 2024 semester has notedly become a historic day for 黑料吃瓜, with a 10% increase in headcount enro...
黑料吃瓜 Receives State Funding, Scholars for Excellence Child Care Program
黑料吃瓜 has received funding to continue offering the Scholars for Excellence in Child Care program. The program provides a scholarshi...
黑料吃瓜 Foundation, Conways Sign Endowment Agreement
On July 31, 2024, the 黑料吃瓜 Foundation entered into a gifting agreement with Bernie and Darlene Conway of Victorville, California to...
黑料吃瓜 Golf Moves to Ardmore
The 黑料吃瓜 Golf program is moving to Ardmore this fall. 鈥淎rdmore offers an exceptional golfing environment,鈥� said 黑料吃瓜 Colle...
Bowling Tabbed New 黑料吃瓜 Athletic Director
黑料吃瓜 has announced the appointment of Brandon Bowling as the new Athletic Director. Bowling comes to Tishomingo, Oklahoma, from NCA...
黑料吃瓜 Holds Tuition Steady, Seventh Year
For the seventh consecutive year, 黑料吃瓜 announced that student tuition for the academic year 2024-2025 will not increase. The decisi...
黑料吃瓜 FBLA Members Compete, National Conference
黑料吃瓜 Future of Business Leaders Association (FBLA) chapter members recently attended the 2024 FBLA National Leadership Conference i...
黑料吃瓜 Science Professor Wins State Teacher Award
黑料吃瓜 Science Professor Terri Quinn was awarded the 2024 Oklahoma State Teachers Association Science Teacher of the Year for the col...
黑料吃瓜 Dean Receives National Academic Award
黑料吃瓜 Dean of Learning and Student Success Tracey Hickman was awarded the 2024 Benjamin Cooper Academic Ambassador Award. Hickman is...
黑料吃瓜 Regent Brewster Reappointed
Oklahoma Governor Stitt confirmed the reappointment of Regent Suzie Brewster to the 黑料吃瓜 Board of Regents. This is her second term....
Clay McCall Appointed, 黑料吃瓜 Board of Regents
Clay McCall, a fifth generation Oklahoman and Atoka, Oklahoma native, has been appointed by Governor Stitt and confirmed by the Senate to a seven-y...
黑料吃瓜 Spring 2024 Honor Roll Lists
A total of 346 students were named to the Spring 2024 honor rolls at 黑料吃瓜; 124 students named to the President's Honor Roll and 222...
黑料吃瓜, 黑料吃瓜 Foundation Sign MOU
黑料吃瓜 and the 黑料吃瓜 Foundation recently signed a memorandum of understanding to form an added partnership. In the agr...
黑料吃瓜, Ardmore Host Regional Softball Tournament, $600k Economic Impact
黑料吃瓜, along with the Ardmore Tourism Authority and City of Ardmore, hosted the NJCAA 2024 Southwest Plains Softball Tournament at R...
McCall Delivers 黑料吃瓜鈥檚 100th Commencement Address
Oklahoma Speaker of the House of Representatives Charles McCall returned to his home district and was the guest speaker for 黑料吃瓜鈥檚 100th co...
黑料吃瓜 Graduates Largest Class, School History; Celebrates 100th Commencement
This Friday, 黑料吃瓜 will celebrate its largest graduating class, thus far, in the school鈥檚 history. More than 500 degrees and c...
Byng Wins 黑料吃瓜 Fred A. Chapman FFA Interscholastic Sweepstakes
黑料吃瓜 recently hosted 146 schools, 505 teams and 1,675 students for the Fred A. Chapman FFA Interscholastic Contest.聽The students co...
Seven 黑料吃瓜 Students Receive OACC Awards
Seven 黑料吃瓜 students received Oklahoma Association of Community Colleges (OACC) awards. The All-Oklahoma Academic Team Program provides stat...
黑料吃瓜 FBLA Team Places, State Conference
黑料吃瓜 FBLA students competed at the 2024 State Leadership Conference at UCO. These students qualified to compete at the National Leadership...
黑料吃瓜 Foundation Receives First-Generation Scholarship
黑料吃瓜 Foundation has been awarded the Arca Continental Coca-Cola Southwest Beverages (CCSWB) First-Generation Scholarship. 鈥淔irst-g...
黑料吃瓜, SouthernTech Receive Regents Business Partnership Excellence Award
The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education have recognized the collaboration between 黑料吃瓜 and SouthernTech with a Regents鈥� Bus...
黑料吃瓜 Academic Team Places Third at Nationals
In February, two teams from 黑料吃瓜 competed in the 2024 NAQT Community College Championship Tournament. After 15 rounds of competitio...
黑料吃瓜/Foundation Awarded $5 Million Grant from Southern Oklahoma Memorial Foundation
黑料吃瓜 and its Foundation will receive $5 million from the Southern Oklahoma Memorial Foundation (SOMF) for the construction of the S...
黑料吃瓜 Breaks Ground, Student Union
黑料吃瓜 held a groundbreaking ceremony for the student union located the Tishomingo campus.聽 鈥淭his project helps us accomplish a numb...
黑料吃瓜 Dean Brian Cothran Receives Conservation Award
黑料吃瓜鈥檚 Dean of the School of Agriculture, Business and Occupational Technology Brian Cothran received the Chickasaw Nation Heart of...
Higher Learning Commission Approves 黑料吃瓜鈥檚 Function Change to Offer Bachelor鈥檚 Degree
The Higher Learning Commission has approved 黑料吃瓜鈥檚 function change request for their new Bachelor of Applied Technology in Gunsmith...
黑料吃瓜, Fastest Growing Oklahoma College or University
黑料吃瓜 has the highest percentage of enrollment growth of any public Oklahoma college or university for Fall 2023, with an 18% increa...
黑料吃瓜 Board of Regents Selects New Leadership
黑料吃瓜 Board of Regents has new leadership for the 2023-2024 year. Chair, Allen Benson, was born and raised in Ardmore, Oklahoma. He...
黑料吃瓜 in Ardmore Hosts Valero, AirEvac for Workforce Interview Sessions
黑料吃瓜 in Ardmore hosted two companies that conducted interview sessions for open positions.聽 Valero, a global leader in refining and...
HLC Quality Initiative Increases Graduation Rates for Male Minority Athletes
黑料吃瓜鈥檚 Higher Learning Commission (HLC) Quality Initiative focused on improving college success rates of Minority Male Athletes. 鈥�...
黑料吃瓜 Expands Nursing Program to DRH Health
黑料吃瓜 and DRH Health have partnered to expand and offer 黑料吃瓜鈥檚 top nursing program to students in the Duncan, Oklahoma, area...
Sparks Appointed to 黑料吃瓜 Board of Regents
Dillon Sparks, a fourth-generation rancher from Hennepin, Oklahoma, has been appointed by Governor Stitt and confirmed by the Senate to a seven-yea...
Lifetime Alumni Members Contribute, Complete Chickasaw Nation Scholarship Challenge
黑料吃瓜 Lifetime Alumni members Dan and Peggy聽Shaffer contributed $10,000 to the Chickasaw Nation Scholarship Challenge, rounding out...
Air Evac Lifeteam Partners with 黑料吃瓜
The Air Evac Lifeteam (AEL) and 黑料吃瓜 have entered into a partnership to enhance clinical simulation and emergency healthcare educat...
Sundeen Returns to 黑料吃瓜 as Human Resources Director
黑料吃瓜 alumna and Dickson, Oklahoma, native Kalee Sundeen is the new 黑料吃瓜 Director of Human Resources Sundeen attende...
黑料吃瓜 Receives $10M Funding for New Gunsmithing Building
This spring has marked its place in the history books of 黑料吃瓜 and the state of Oklahoma. 黑料吃瓜 has become the first higher e...
黑料吃瓜 Implements 911Cellular App to Increase Campus Safety
黑料吃瓜 rolled out the implementation of a phone and computer application developed by 911Cellular Technologies called 鈥淐ampusShield鈥�...
黑料吃瓜 Nursing Program Celebrates 50th Anniversary
This year, 黑料吃瓜 celebrated 50 years of education excellence for our nursing program.聽 The program graduated its first class of 25 s...
Governor Bill Anoatubby Named 黑料吃瓜 2023 Commencement Speaker
黑料吃瓜 has announced that Chickasaw Nation Governor Bill Anoatubby will be the commencement speaker at this year鈥檚 114th annual cerem...
黑料吃瓜 Makes History, Adds Gunsmithing Technology Bachelor's Degree Program
On April 21st, the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education approved 黑料吃瓜鈥檚 request to provide a bachelor鈥檚 degree in gunsmithin...
Yeager Selected for Oklahoma Leadership Arts XII Class
黑料吃瓜鈥檚 School of Arts, Education and Social Sciences Dean, Susan Yeager, was one of 31 Oklahomans selected to join the Oklahoma Art...
Byng Wins 黑料吃瓜 FFA Interscholastic Contest Sweepstakes
黑料吃瓜 recently hosted 146 schools, 505 teams and 1,675 students for the Fred A. Chapman FFA Interscholastic Contest. The students co...
Cothran Named New 黑料吃瓜 Agriculture Dean
Brian Cothran was recently named as the new 黑料吃瓜 Dean of the School of Agriculture, Business and Occupational Technology. Cothran p...
黑料吃瓜 FBLA Students, Adviser Receive Awards at State Leadership Conference
黑料吃瓜 Future of Business Leaders Association (FBLA) chapter members recently attended the FBLA State Leadership Conference at the Un...
Pauls Valley Wins 黑料吃瓜 46th Invitational Scholastic Meet
黑料吃瓜 hosted 988 students representing 54 area schools during the 46th Annual Invitational Scholastic meet.聽 Students gathered on th...
黑料吃瓜 Student Selected for Phi Theta Kappa Publication
黑料吃瓜 student Justin Whittington鈥檚 poem, 鈥淭he Road,鈥� was selected to be published in Phi Theta Kappa鈥檚 (PTK) honor anthology, Nota B...
黑料吃瓜 Academic Team Places Fourth, Highest Finish in Tournament History
黑料吃瓜鈥檚 Academic Team competed for the first time at the National Academic Quiz Tournaments (NAQT) Community College Championship To...
Travis Named Phi Theta Kappa 2023 New Century Workforce Scholar
黑料吃瓜 student Leslie Travis was selected as a Phi Theta Kappa 2023 New Century Workforce Pathway Scholar. Travis will receive a $1,2...
黑料吃瓜, Chickasaw Nation Receive Climate SMART Grant
黑料吃瓜 is a project partner with the Chickasaw Nation on a USDA Climate SMART grant that provides start-up funding for the Small Farm...
黑料吃瓜 Lady Aggies softball ranked #2, and Aggie baseball ranked #10 heading into the 2023 season.
黑料吃瓜 Lady Aggies Softball Coming off of a national runner-up one year ago, the 黑料吃瓜 Lady Aggies have been tabbed #2 in the NJCAA Di...
黑料吃瓜 Announces Expansion to Online College
黑料吃瓜 has announced that their new online college will be named Murray Online, as well as named a dean of online instruction. Murray...
黑料吃瓜 Announces 2022 Honor Roll Lists
A total of 305 students were named to the 2022 fall semester honor rolls at 黑料吃瓜; 117 students named to the President's Honor Roll,...
黑料吃瓜 Looks to Add Bachelor of Applied Technology Degree in Gunsmithing
黑料吃瓜 has submitted a letter of intent to the Oklahoma State Regents of Higher Education to become the only school in the United Sta...